NCHHSTP Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Program
2024 Information for Incoming EIS Officers
The mission of NCHHSTP is to prevent infections, morbidity, mortality, health inequities, and stigma associated with HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB).
Every year, millions of people in the United States are infected with HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, or TB and tens of thousands die from their infection. Most of these infections share commonalities, from modes of transmission to demographic, social, and economic conditions that increase risk. As a prevention leader, NCHHSTP focuses on high impact prevention and control efforts to reduce incidence, morbidity, mortality, and health disparities due to these infections.
EIS officers in NCHHSTP have the opportunity to do impactful work that saves lives, protects people, and reduces health disparities by preventing and controlling these infections domestically and internationally. Our center has a rich tradition of providing exceptional supervision and training of EIS officers and is known for its diversity of epidemiologic, clinical, biological, psychosocial/behavioral, policy, and other public health approaches.
With hundreds of scientists across our center and numerous partners in communities, states, and nations around the world, NCHHSTP offers EIS officers vast opportunities for collaboration. We invite you to explore the exciting opportunities available in our divisions.
Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH
RADM, USPHS (Retired)
Director
(EIS 1995)
Adam Langer, DVM, MPH
Associate Director for Science and EIS Program Co-Lead
(EIS 2006)
Christine Agnew-Brune, PhD, MPH
EIS Program Co-Lead
(EIS 2016)
Katie Curran, PhD, MHS
EIS Conference Scientific
Program Committee Representative
(EIS 2014)
Donna Benton, BS
EIS Program Assistant
Division of HIV Prevention (DHP)
Detection and Response Branch and Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch
NCHHSTP-DHP-DRB-2024-01
Primary Supervisor: Katie Curran (EIS 2014)
Secondary Supervisors: Rebecca Hershow (EIS 2020) and Emily Holman
Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP)
Surveillance and Data Science Branch
NCHHSTP-DSTDP-SDSB -2024-01
Primary Supervisor: David Jackson (EIS 2017)
Secondary Supervisors: Julie Rushmore (EIS 2019) and Sancta St. Cyr
Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH)
Office of the Director
NCHHSTP-DVH-OD-Georgia-2024-01
Primary Supervisor: Nathan Furukawa (EIS 2018)
Secondary Supervisors: Rania Tohme (EIS 2009) and Yuri Springer (EIS 2015)
Division of HIV Prevention
Preetam Choli
(EIS 2022)
Rini Jose
(EIS 2023)
Barbara Keino
(EIS 2022)
John Le
(EIS 2023)
Valerie Madera-Garcia
(EIS 2022)
Division of STD Prevention
Priyanka Anand
(EIS 2023)
Sarah Wondmeneh
(EIS 2022)
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
Kimberly Schildknecht
(EIS 2022)
Paula Williams
(EIS 2023)
